Adoption Support at Forever Parents

10 Things Your Adoption Agency Won’t Tell You

By Michele Marchetti
1. “Want to adopt? You’re on your own.”
Adoption may seem an altruistic endeavor, but it’s also a big business and a loosely regulated one. “Nobody’s watching for cheaters,” says Adam Pertman, executive director of the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute and author of Adoption Nation.
Adoption has always been a local, not [...]

Adoption Agency Fraud

The following information was compiled through various online sources. It covers ways to protect yourself against potential agency fraud.
“If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.”
— Anonymous
Agency Fraud (domestic & international):
Get references and contact them. Get references who are at different stages in the process and who have completed adoptions at different times. This [...]

Helpful Tips For Choosing An Adoption Agency

Choosing an adoption agency can be a mind boggling experience. Forever Parents adoption forum member and pal, Lori Dowd of Best Light Adoption Profile Review shares things to keep in mind while you’re considering which agency to use.

Needless to say, this is one of the biggest decisions you face, because you need to go where [...]

Adoption Agency Accused of Negligence

Families who hoped to adopt babies from the Marshall Islands accuse the Utah firm of negligence
By Kirsten Stewart: The Salt Lake Tribune

Nine families who had hoped to adopt Marshallese babies through Legacy International Adoptions are now suing the Utah agency, arguing it lied to them and duped birth mothers into traveling to the United States [...]

Questions To Ask An Adoption Agency

If you’re just starting out with your adoption journey and are considering using an agency, this printable might come in handy.
Questions to Ask an Adoption Agency

Complaints about Adoption Services Worldwide

Another couple has come forward, complaining about a San Antonio adoption agency. The husband and wife say they gave Adoption Services Worldwide about $20,000 and got nothing in return. The couple says their only option was to adopt. So, they handed over their life savings.
Then two years later and still no baby, the agency called [...]